Meet Haymitch Promo Video for ‘THG: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Movie

“All of a sudden there is a little sliver of hope.” Believe in Haymitch! Lionsgate has revealed a new behind-the-scenes featurette video for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping prequel coming up this fall. This exciting new follow-up to the recent The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes movie from 2023 tells the story of the 50th Hunger Games, which featured the District 12 boy – a young Haymitch Abernathy. Set 24 years before the events of the original THG about his time in the games. The promo introduces us to the new (Australian) actor Joseph Zada who plays Haymitch, and how he took on this role, along with details on his character in this particular movie. It also connects his performance and the story and events right to Woody Harrelson who played the older Haymitch in all 4 of the original movies. The rest of the full cast includes Jesse Plemons as Plutarch Heavensbee, Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow, Glenn Close as Drusilla Sickle, Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, Elle Fanning as a young Effie, Mckenna Grace as tribute Maysilee Donner, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr. This is honestly looking way better than it should, mostly because Franics Lawrence is still at the helm and he’s the best making these Panem movies. I’ll absolutely be rooting for Haymitch at the games this fall. Will you? // Continue Reading ›